Technal salutes A Plus with green Circal award
Trade fabricator A Plus Aluminium has been recognised for its contribution towards a greener and more sustainable future by systems house Technal UK with the presentation of the Circal award.
A Plus fabricates system solutions...
CNC Recycling nears completion of £2million plant
PVCu window recycler CNC Recycling has completed the first phase the installation of its new recycling facility with the capability of processing both post-industrial and post-consumer material ready for extrusion.
Installation of the Delta Cleaner, Hamos EKS electrostatic separator, Cimbria colour sorting equipment is now...
John Jones has been appointed plant manager at Rehau’s PVCR polymer recycling site with...
John joined the Rehau Group in October 2022 as a Lean Management Expert and Training Manager before taking on his new role. He previously spent 32 years working in supervisory and management positions for...
Eurocell steps up to 32% recyclate in profiles
Eurocell has increased the recycled PVC in its extrusions to 32% last year, up from 27% in 2021.
The increase means that in that year alone, the company’s closed-loop recycling plants in Selby, North Yorkshire, and Ilkeston,...
Technal and Wicona claim a world-first with 100% recycled ali profiles
Hydro brands Technal and Wicona today announced they have become the first aluminium building system companies to manufacture door, window and curtain walling profiles from 100% recycled aluminium, using the new Hydro Circal 100R.
The...
Installers reminded over new hazardous wood recycling regs
Installers and other contractors are being reminded of new environmental obligations that mean wood products from buildings built between 1950 and 2007 may not be sent direct to recycling without specialist testing for hazardous...
Sustainability and recycling – Deceuninck White Paper
Deceuninck has published a White Paper on homeowner attitudes to sustainability.
It draws on an independent research study carried out last year by YouGov exploring homeowner attitudes to sustainability in the window and door industry...
Industry bodies join for timber recycling plan
The Glass & Glazing Federation and British Woodworking Federation have joined forces to launch a timber frame recycling initiative to work alongside the GGF’s existing PVCu and aluminium operations as well as its pilot...
Padiham Glass joins Glass Forever
Padiham Glass has joined Glass Forever, the closed loop glass recycling programme from Saint-Gobain Glass.
The sealed unit manufacturer, which is part of the Emplas Group, will return glass from end-of-life windows plus any waste...
Veka Recycling steps up capacity with Arjes shredder purchase
Veka Recycling has invested over £200K in an industrial PVC-U shredder from German-based manufacturer Arjes with the aim of increasing PVC-U recycling capacity at its plant in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.
Managing director Simon Scholes said: “The...
